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SP4AISH i4.ND PORTUGUESE P.d.PERS. ROMANA'S REMONSTRANCE. The Marquis de La Romana has addressed a very long, representation to the Supreme Central Junta, dated Seville, 14th 061olier, relative to the form of Government which it is necessary for the nation im, mediately to adopt. He says, " That as it is indubitable the Govern ment is monarchial, it cannot be represented by any other without a total change of the Constitution, and that e Jenta, composed of .more than thirty rnellhers, with the eharaaer of Sovereigns in their resneclive provinces i Jnstead of representing our be lined &wet - 6g!) Ferdinand VII. can only - represent a Sovereign People, which democratic represents • don is not only the most anti-constitutional, but the most opposite to the heroic loyalty of the Spanish. people .? who have never pretended to -command as Sovereign, notwithstanding the-absence and deten tion of their Sovereign. The people established par ticular jontas in their respetitive provinces, to ina4i tain older, and direct their exertions. These were afterwards resolved into the Central Junta,, which,- when it was installed, was objeeted to in ,varions publications as illegitimate in its formation ; but those worthy . Spaniards, * who only wished thehap-., piness of their country, •and to drive their perfidi-. , Out enemies from its territory, refuted these writ ings, knowing the critical circumstances in which. the nation was placed required the concentration of power in one manner or other; to gain,the principal and glorious objet. These disput,s agitate 4 the (,pinithi of many, but they were calmed by the ma ) : uitesto of the 26th October, 1808,-published by Supreme Junta on the iOth November. The nation 'conceived the most flattering hopes of a Go vernment which proposed to maintain under arms 500,000 infantry and 50,000 cavalry.; to give an ne.act accnunt of the funds and revenue which it possessed ; to make those salutary reforms, which every branch of Government imperiously required; and no dedicate its 'labours to form such a coaititu tiion as should produce the happiness of the Mo, starchy, conformably to the express will of our good hit! unfortunate King, Don Ferdinend VII. But uow (continues, the IVlarquis) a great part of the-na tion complains of. theinterior force of our armies, aqtributing• it to the want of energy in the disposi tioes of the present Government,. which has ne e,eaed to provide the means' of 'subsistence arid other necessary supplies for the truly deserving de , fenders of their. country, and alleging at the -same Lime,. that instead of having effeeled salutary reforms, they have loaded the,treasury with debts; that they Itave out properly applied the sums they received troll) America, the arrival of which has been feel !haled by our generous allies, nor the rents of the 'Crow n, nor the donations received from heroie Spanish patriotism ; that some of thin respectable Body, instead of attending solely to the public good, ad for their own interest, and others, for the gra .tification of their passions ; confer honourable/and 'profitable public employments not on men of real ability arta merit' but on their relatives and connec tibns, and partially lavish their aids and favours on the provinces they represent, as if they were mem bers of ano: her body than the Spanish Monarchy; -that they have confirmed the appointments of Will tary dank and command which many bad obtained t from-The 'Provincial 'Tawas, witriout examining ei- I ther their abilities or loVe for their country, to the • .ilispst of the whole army ; - that this Supreme johia - divided into sections, has decided on . sub elects which are,tUreign .to the profession and know l!'dge of the members who compose it ; and in fine, thanit.has left important branches of the adminis tration of .justice and government in the hands of many persons •snspeaed for the conduct they have held since the beginning of our misfortunes. " That , the present Government needs a reform is acknowledged ; the difficulty consists only in dr tern;ining the change which should be made. We' all know the necessity Of unity in r ewer, and the evils which the division of it produces in States.— 'Recent events render it unnecessary to relate the civil wars which nations have suffered, and the ruin Or tyranny to which they have been led by a GO vernme»t like the present one of Spain, composed -Of -m.loy Kings: We fortunately are free from. the convulsions and miseries which France suffered by f:er denier:relic government; we have experienced nuly the heroic virtue of submission in the faithful and religious Spanish nation ; and now that at length we can no longer doubt that the present Government is neither legitimate nor convenient, and, that its permimency must lead us to the most ' dreadful slaiery, or the absolute ruin of thecoun ' try, let us preserve ourselves by an example of generaiit y which the world may admire, and Which may render us worthy of the gratitude of Spain. ••''° The country requires • a government full of enc.-gy, prompt. in its profound deliberations, active in its execution, sovereign in its ideas, majestic in Pioeeediogs, just in its provisions, exemplßry in its cogdud, severe in its chastisement, and frugal .4ithriut indecency, and with decorum. Under' a • Government of this kind, the nation will possess invincible armies; the armies Generals, the troops Otlicers, and the soldiers sub Ordination and disci . One. The people will enjoy the invaluable advan tage of stein; the legitimate authority of the tribunals and magistrates restored, arbitrary authority abolished, justice secured by the indissoluble bonds of the law, and innocence proteCled. The Royal 'revenue, so precious fur the political life of the nation, which has been the patrimony of fraud, and the reward of the vicious, shall nut only be rescued from waiver aetion, but be adMinistered with that exaaness and economy which is necessary kg the good of the, State:7 . . The 11 , 1irvis then proposes, ", that till the meet ing of ae Cortes„ which cannot be convened with that promptitude which the safeY • of the country requires, ;the Government shall be vested in the Re ,. gent of tht lsingdom, or, if jbldgcd more proper, it Council of Regency, consisting of 3 or 5 persons. - He recommends-4 that the Central Junta, as the Cot tes Ocknot immediately, meet, should nominate the Re gent or Council of,Regency without losing a mo ,Ont, sincf! the Junta, either legitimately or illegi limately, supplies the place of the representation of Ole cc4te4., 'the want of special pol.vers'tor that *OA Tight not to be considered as an obstacle, in' like manner'is'it haA p..(4 been to :hen - other deli icieriit tons. Regent Council of Regency (t 4 Mar- guts proposes). shall swear to defend the nation, re. scue it trom.its enemies, and deliver their authority into the.handa . of ,our beloVed SeVertign Ferdinand VII. These, sacred duties they shall swear to fulfil at the expence of (ballast drop of, their blood. To . preserve the - integrity of the various dominion's of Spain in Europe arid America. The Regent or the Council of Regency shall be the supreme executor and interpreter of the laws ; 'declarations - of war, treaties of peace, .alliance, : and commerce, shall be preceded by the 'ppprobation of the Cortes, if they are metiat the time, or if not, by the deputation of the kingdom which shall be appointed for that ptir, pose; and consist of Ministers qualified by their.wis dOM, and experience." The Marquis thus concludes his representation “: As, a Spaiiiaid I am result eel to die a thousaod times in defence of our liberty. In my station I render homage to the descendant of .the, Pelayos,, the Jaymes, and the Garcias. As a General I will unite myself tot he lOwest soldier who has resolution to defend his country in this last period of its inde pendence but as a /epresentative of the "nation, I must be excused fromoccUpying that distinguished• place, if •a legitimate Government be net immedi ately established,' which foreign powers may at kpowledge, which may represent our beloved So vereign's, and save a people determined not to aban don its God, its King, and the rights and fortune of 'its posterity." SEVILLE, DEC. 13.---43 y an authentic channel -we are informed that the division of 12,000 which we announced, haVe joined the army of the Doke Del. Parque. The following were the positions of the Army of the Cehtcc on the 30th of Novem ber; head-quarters at Carolina, . cavalry at•Manza flares, Valdepenas, Intantn, and Santa Cruz de Mildel.l ;. Infantry at Castvllar de la nib, Santa Cruz de Mudela, Viso, Villa Manrique, and Puerto Stan. • • • SEVILLE, Drc. B.—We have the satisfaaion to announce to the public the, arrival of three, ships from America, which are in sight from Cadiz, and bring ten Millions of dollars for the King and pri vate individuals. • The city of Salamanca, uniform in its patriotic principles,• has expedited to the army of Castile 24,000 &hilts, 20,000 pair of shoes, and 16,000 cloaks: This respedahle at my, composed of 40,000 infantry, and 3006 cavalry, full of enthusiasm, though it has recently fallen back towards Leon and Astorga, carries on against the enemy a warfare of movements, which promises to the country great hopes, while it ensures the safetyand integrity of the interesting province of Gallicia., SEVILLE, Dec. 14.—Otir army of La Mancha, between 18,000 and 20,000 infant 4, and 5000 ca valry, are already re-united. LISBON, DEC. 2g.—The Junta of Badajos has given orders for raising the greatest possible number of detached corps]; it has particularly named three of 150 Olen each, the third part cavalry. BADAJOZ, DEC. 21.-The British army,- Under the command of Lord, Welltngton, which, as- we announced, in this place and vicinity, had begun to march, only the head-quarters and o.te regiment re main, whtch it is said will set out.very shortly. 'Dec. 22.—The army snider the comniond of Vic tor and Mortier extends itself over the whole of La Mancha; its head-quarters are at Coidad Real the corps under Sebastiaui has Proceeded towatdsCuenca, in order to avoid ate army of :Valencia and Murcia, which .threatened his left flank. -Accordingto advice 3 trom Lq.. - Alancha, the dis persed continuo to re-unite, sonic with anii othets wit bout arms. His Majesty's frigate' La Prueba has artived at Cadiz from Monte Video, alter a passage oi dqs, hawing on board, on the accoiint of Govern ment, 181,703 .doilars, and 'on account of lift; Mili tary expences„ 88,000. . BADAJOZ, DEC. 21. On the 24th ult. an Eng lish merchant ship arrived in the port of aidiz with , all kinds of arms aid ammunition ; as also . a lessel . from the same country with a very considerable quantity of muskets ; and on the 28 t h another. ship .arrived, with a cargo of a similar kind': This proves the great interest Which our, generous and dear allies have taken in the success of our enterprise, which, if it can be effetled by arms, Men, and m:u must terminate gloriously. Our esteem and atie6tiou for this generous nation )ought therefore to be proportion.ate to the eftlats it has made in our fincitYr. VALENCIA, NOV. 2G.—ln addition to the glori7 ous action of the troops under the command of Don ANTONIO MARIA "Di VAL, we have had the satisfaaion to receive the following intelligence : On the 19th arrived at-SaragoSsa General AREPE ) with two other Generals of Brigade and 100 men. They were fifteen days on their journey froin Bay (mite to that city, having by the way met with tclo fatal encounters, in which the Secretary of General AREsrs, his physician, two servants, and.loo men were left dead on thc, field, and 30 orts laden with the baggage they Carried with them, taken by the assailants. These aaions spew (he kind of war we ought to carry on against our enemies at t he present Cr i,65. WILLIS, DEC. 20.--The Fread* :have retired from Santa Cruz, El Viso, and Valdepenas, Se veil hundred French, who had come mit of Pampe luna to coiled contributions in some neighbouring villages, were surrounded by two patriotic parties, and all put to the-sword, not a single one escaping. Two pieces of cannoa were likewise tiiken on this occasion. CADIZ, DEC. 17.—The political horizon is more clouded over than many suppose. It appears cer ,tain that the Emperor of the French intends to „ . marry the YrIIICeSS.AUGUSTA, heiress of the throne of. Saxony, .and that JOSEPHINE, disgusted, is en devouring to forth a ra;ti,-. against her f4ithfol bus band. PROM THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. SEVILbi, DEC, 13,—We learn by various letters frem Madrid, that the Spanish prisoners taken by the French in the b of ona, Officers as well as soldiers, were stripped of their cloaths in Aran jeer, with .the design of making it believed in that eapital . that theSupretne Junta keeps its armies in ex .esgire nakedness. • They-moreover took from the Of the commissions granted by FERDINAND . the Vllrb, and the' Supreme Junta. Tlie battle of Ocana, according to their own ac count, cost the FrenCh upwards of 6000 killed and 2000 wounded; a loss.whidh they have nor been. able to conceal from the people of Madrid. The number of the enemy's troops in battle, including the reserve, to which were joined those of Ca.tile, was`-not less than 50,000 men, 5000 of which were . cavalry. FREACH PAPERS. PARIS, DEC. e7.—His Majesty the Emperor and King returned yesterday at noon to Paris. JAN. 2.—His Majesty 'the Emperor and King yesterday received the congratulations of the Princes and Princesses of his Family, of the Princes of the Empire, of his Grand Officers of State, &c. Sze.— The Corps Diplpmatique was afterwarclS introduced to an audience of his Majesty, when a number of distinguished rersonages were presented by the Mi nisters of their respective.countries. , • His Imperial Highness the Prince Primate is ar rived in this city. The King and Queen of Westphalia left Paris this, day at three o'clock in the evening, on their return to their dominions. VIENNA, Dec. 16.—The Emperor and King . ar rived the day. before yesterday from Presburgh.— His Majesty appears io enjoy a perfect state of health. The troops - belonging to the Lander 'are returned home toTheir rrspe6tive distrias, and have been-re-. ceived with all due military honours. DEC.:24.—,..A. very interesting event took place not far from this port, and exhibited an ac.t .of bravery and decisiou which deserves to be recorded. Yesterday a convoy of merchantmen, of about fifty sail, having set out from Marseilles, was perceived at day-break, and appeared to be making fer this port. At nine in the incroi,'g two ships were, alsb des cried to the south, and discovered to be an .enemy's frigate of the first class, and a brig bear ing down upon the convoy. At eleven the frigate changed somewhat her course, and made dire6l for . this port in order to disperse the convoy, Vtiirdh endeavoured to get close under land ; a . bomb-ship, - that composed part of the convoy, separated front it, and was closely pursued by the frig-ate. At noun; the wind having slackened,. the . frioe . r , lnHiucd :bout a league distance from the Mole for'rt ; Fs, and began to dire& her fire againsL the from which. she was distant but 'a very short space ; the frigate fired near a !ninth - Al cainon-ball against her, still pursuing and endeavouring to cut off her retreat. The fire ceased only When the bomb.; vessel got into the harbour, - and was protetied ' by the.cannon of the fortresses, who fire'd upon the hostile frigate ; the bomb-ship was received by ac _clamations and. applauses by the inhabitants of the town, who were attracted frum:all sides by this in teresling speaacle. - . - GENOA, DEC. .c.,),3—A report is in circul:tion that -three Genoese privateers, which left the • port of Tunis, into which they had-been chased by an Eng lish frigate and.brig, having ben informed that the frigate had retired, attacked an Engtsh convoy,-- While . the two, privateers were employed in board ing six pri2es; the third attacked the brig whiCh* escorted Ll* c2iiiroy, and is said to have taken pos session of it, MAC LS. , ARRIV Ln •-•-• E Lisbon, t Leeward islands. I)uz—.3 Cot. =burgh, 3 Waterford. of : sTocks THIS DA-i AT TWELVIL O'CLOCK. Consols fpi Opening 701 ked. Ann. - - 69* We this day submit to our Readers a strong re ' monstrance froth the . Marquis DE ROM/WA to the Supreme Junta. In this Document the Marquis distinctly and boldly points out some of the leading causes of the disasters which Spain has experienced. His observations upon the conduCt of the Junta are obviously well founded, but whether they will pro dace the desired etfeCt is a znatter'of considerable doubt. We have never,been among these who un dervalued the exertions . of the Spaniards, or who despaired of their cause, but . at the same time it is impossible to be blind, to the dilatory and wavering condna of the Junta. 'We most earnestly hope, therefore,' that some energetic provisional Govern ment may be established, and then, notwithstanding the immense force which BUONAPARTE is pouring into Spain, we shall look without apprehension to the issue of the contest. We regret to find that some of our 'contemporalies speak lightly of the personal exertions of the Spaniards, and consider their 'cause as hopeless. It would be vain and useless to deny that the dangers with which they are threatened are great, and that their situation is most critical ; but, what we have hitherto seen of the temper and charaeter of:the Spanish Peo ple justifies us in entertaining the hope that they may yet be able efreaually to resist their Invader. Some of the English Newspapers are in the habit of qpsaking lightly of the SpaniSh troops,' but vs 6 hould be glad to ask whether they have not opposed the French with more firmness and perseverance than the well-disciplined and highly extolled legions of Austria and Prussia. The viBory at Ratisbon en abled BUONAriRTE to march to Vienna-the vie tory bf Wagram lad immediatelysto a Peace—the :victory at AuerSradt threw almost the whole domi nions of Prussia into the hands of the vigor. Ths - Prussian troops never ,made another stand against the conquerors, except, indeed, under the gallant BLUCHER, - at Lubeck ; so that three vietories may be said to have decided the fate of two of the.greatest military PoWers in Europe. Has this been the case „with . resped to Spain,? The Spanish troops have been repeatedly beaten, it is true, but they always rally again, and are ready to renew the contest. Tite defeats they sustained at Rio Seco, Tudela, and Ocana, were decisive, but still the 'Spaniards were not disheartened; they never thought of throW ' ing 'themselves on the mercy of BuortAratere, or of suing for peace. When in May, 1808, the treachery of BUONAPARTE roused the Spanish nation to as sert its rights; the 'French had a formidable army in Spain, and were in possession of many, of the fortresses. Since that time, an immense French force has entered Spain, com manded by BUONAPARTE himself, and by the best . French Generals-L-BERTHIER O NEY, SOULT, , TOR, MoaTica, AUGIIREAU, &c. and yet Spain is not conquered. We may, therefore, surely, with out being too sanguine, place some confidence in a people who . have made such immense exertions, ' notwithstanding the almost overwhelming difficui deg under which they laboured. We may, we trust, lie excused if we cannot-easily adopt feelings of despondency with respet to the ultimate fall of a country that has given birth, to the Defenders of Sa ragossa and Gerona. Last night we received Moniteurs, and ether French Papers, to the 3d inst. Their contents are not very important, but we think .there is reason, to hope that a considerable convoy, which was ill ali probability sailing for the relief of Barcelona, his been either taken or destroyed. The i surpitis of the Consolidated Fund, in the last quarter, was twelve hundred thousand pounds, —The whole mrplus in the three quarters has 1, - ..en four milons four, hundred thousand .pounds, ex ceeding, by four hundred thoulartd.pound, the sum granted upon estimate from the produce of the four quatters ending sth. April 18 10. The , East India Conipany's ships Princess Amelia, Conti:, Marquic. of Ely, Glatan; /tames, Albion, and ito . yal Charlotte, s: , .;lrt from Prince of Virrales* Island, for China, the t 711,1 of August last, under convoy of his Majesty's ship St. "abatis, The Perseverance and Nottingham -Arrive4 at Prince of Wales! Isl-md the .filth of August, on their voyage for .China.: The United. Kingdom, outward bound,• was all well off the Cape of Geed Good Hope, the 26th of September. The Antelope, 50, Capt. M‘Laon, is fitting, at Portsmouth, to take out the Hon. Htttimv WEL. LESLEY, and Suite, Ambassador to Spain. Twenty thousand stand -of arms are shipping on board her for the Spanish forces. There is no alteration in the price of Bread this, week. Mrs. CLARKE has inserted a letter in the- Morn ing Papers, in which she promises to submit to the Public, in a short time, a statement of fasts, ac companied with letters written by Messrs. DODD, 'WARDLE, HAGUE, GLENNIE, M'CULLUNI,.ILLING •WORTR, &C. which the politics and pat' riotign of Mr. WARDLE are•to be ful y revealed. We believe, that though it may suit the desperate - viewrs ofsome men to. support the cause ot. Mr. WA a mu,: the pub ,•lic in general are under no doubts .as to his real cha rader and designs; but if Mrs. CLARKE- has , any undisclosed fads to cr)mmunicat - , which con firm the public opinion, the sooner she gives them to the world the better, that he may not , •reap the benefit of a - subsiAlption; 'to 'Which it tiny he sup posed that her statement is-intended trl pioye be totally destitute of all just pretensions:- • : THE THEATRE.AS the late events at Coveat garden Theatre seem to have excited a taste in Ai:: Pub!ic for what is denominated a row, the expea3- lion of 'that sp,xies - of entertainment - drew-a - -tery - numerous audtence.thete last 'shit, to WitnrsKt4te 'reception of Coolt e, after hisjite convi-Firi I vaLitibitifra., As soon ;'s the curtain drew up, :e66,k ,. . , a; - tpeired'in the dresS of Richard •///. a:.dwassaluted with a treirrp - etatis roar rf dapprob4tion, mingled, ith same applat.lse... He e•me f.,;•,..,,rd vw-i . 'h a d b d i , - very penitential aspect, an t• n - i -wed e spa ful manner, brat some time pa;s,-1 c.ire "fle could obtain zi'hariog - ,,, and then , the • audience is the Mowing w'tit , %- e • Ana Ciiir.imxil 1 cannot express to yott the pain and regret I feel at the inor_tittg I now appear before you. (//dr.lappLau,e.) Cirne . to town un the 26th, I did not know, till late, in the clay. that was to havethe honour or appearing betore-ou ;- I must own, the regular intimation hart oeen given to me. (Applause.) Ott the Thursday, 1- Wit 3 incapable of acting. iazi g hter a::d mingled expit reksk,e ant. appro.. .baliort) Ladies and Gentlemen, I will ()din - apoloy fur the past; but, it you will restore owce more to the fa vour 1 enjoyed, I prninue . . At this bale the audience-; • in general, were 'satis fied, and he retired,. amidst loud • es.monies of rip plause, but not without ::art:s LI a corigaty nature. We trust, that though the good temper of the public was satisfied with the aiita-tair...-! of re gret and repentance - , - and would ti:;t permit him to express the pledge which hew as to offer, that he will not abuse that good t , f.rni.er •any • more. Young offenders May be pardoned, and lenity may produce refOrmation, but repeated ,eirors may- be consiteren as the effed of a careless and incorrigible dis,,osition, and at last excite an unappeasabizt sense - of what is due to taste, decorum, and gut morals. „•„ EI E S:U N. SOLEM QUIS DICFRE FALSUM AUDEAT? L 0 N D 0 N, TUI:SDAY, JANUAP", 9, 1810. P o Mon, 136 un, th e i AT kalt Ca Runs, TI; Is "Pi Cc Lela] hang ; day t. ao th; ~nf~r, IN N w mere Vhi c back bo* then tnout disen Yard SI ai de Port ty's Capp \ r or , 'jtity Witt bri g the teg u hart in on ti the seti film at p Says No. )lire den who tht l